It elects senators, but not on a regional basis. Actually, the website of the French Senate specifies that the 12 senators representing French nationals abroad do not represent French citizens of a specific country or region. We are talking about the global French population. That is what's most important to understand about our policy. What we take issue with is Canada, alone or as part of another delimited area, being seen as a foreign country's electoral constituency.
On October 6th, 2011. See this statement in context.